Don't Hire People who Went to Grad School

[ryoder]

I had that exact experience. I quit school years ago and just tried to pay my bills and work for a while. I ended up deciding to pursue Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer certification and bought the books. I completed all 6 tests in 6 weeks and hit the job market again. I interviewed at a fortune 500 company with a friend's recommendation and the hiring manager asked me about my MCSE. He asked when I got it and how long it took. I told him it was 6 weeks and that I just picked it up last month. He said he had studied for a year for the first test and failed it. He then told me that I was overqualified and would quit the job in 2 months so it wouldn't work out.

I really wanted that job too.